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[1] Al-yihibb al-adab yihibb al-ilim wa l-yakrah al-luwaama mukhaffal.

[2] Siid al-zeen yalga rida min Allah wa l-fikrah hawaan, Allah yajʼalah khaati.

[3] Al-fasaala ma tisabbit siidha wa laakin al-saalih saabit // wa indah uruug.

[4] Al-mara al-indaha charaf misil taaj le zoojha wa l-mara al-aaybe misil suusa fi udaam raajilha.

[5] Afkaar al-saalih, kullaha adaala wa laakin najaadit al-aasi, kullaha khachch.

[6] Kalaam al-aasiyiin, charak al-moot wa lisaan al-adiiliin, yijiib al-naja.

[7] Beet al-aasiyiin yagaʼ wa yabga ma fiih wa laakin beet al-saalihiin saabit wa gawi.

[8] Al-aglah tamaam yalga chukur wa laakin al-galbah azrag yalga muʼyaar.

[9] Akheer tabga miskiin wa khaddaam waahid bas indak min tikoolif wa tanfukh batnak wa ma daamin iichtak.

[10] Al-saalih yirayyis hatta bahaaymah wa laakin al-aasi ma indah mahanna.

[11] Al-yahrit ardah yachbaʼ be l-akil wa laakin al-yitaabiʼ al-hawa, galiil fihim.

[12] Al-aasi yatmaʼ fi maal al-chariiriin wa laakin sabaat al-saalihiin // be uruughum yijiib faayde.

[13] Al-lisaan al-muznib charak le l-fasliin wa laakin al-saalihiin yamurgu // min al-diige.

[14] Be natiijat kalaamah, al-naadum yachbaʼ be l-kheer wa ayyi naadum yalga hasab al-sawwatah iidah.

[15] Ayyi munaafikh yuguul hu maachi adiil wa laakin al-yasmaʼ al-wasiiye hakiim.

[16] Ajala ke, al-munaafikh yiwassif zaʼalah wa l-aagil yaskut wa yilabbid ihaantah.

[17] Al-yuguul al-sahiih, yisabbit al-adaala wa laakin al-yachhad be kidib, yisabbit al-fasaala.

[18] Al-yihajji bala fikir, kalaamah yajrah misil al-seef wa laakin kalaam al-hakiim yijiib al-aafe.

[19] Al-kalaam al-sahiih daayman saabit wa l-kidib maraahiilah gusaar.

[20] Al-yanwi al-fasaala, galbah malaan be l-khachch wa laakin al-yahdi be l-salaam, yijiib al-farah.

[21] Al-saalih ma yagaʼ fi ayyi charr wa laakin al-aasi yagaʼ fi l-masaayib.

[22] Allah harram al-lisaan al-kaddaab wa laakin al-yuguul al-sahiih yalga ridaayah.

[23] Al-naadum al-aagil ma yifaachir // be ilmah wa laakin galb al-matmuus yakhbal al-nifaakh.

[24] Al-nachiit fi l-khidme yabga siid le l-naas wa l-kaslaan yabga abid le l-naas.

[25] Al-hamm le l-insaan wajaʼ galib wa laakin al-kalaam al-halu yifarrih.

[26] Al-saalih yuguud rafiigah adiil wa laakin derib al-aasi yiwaddirah.

[27] Al-kaslaan ma yagdar yitichch laham seedtah. Wa charaf al-insaan, hu niiytah fi l-khidme.

[28] Tariig al-adaala indah al-haya, aywa, akiid hu derib // al-ma indah moot.

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